The Lions produced their most assured performance of the tour to date, as Warren Gatland's side outmuscled the Maori All Blacks in tricky Rotorua conditions.

Leigh Halfpenny kicked the Lions to a first-half lead with four successful penalties to edge the hosts 12-10 in front after Liam Messam took advantage of George North's fumble to hack downfield and score.

Tawera Kerr-Barlow was sin binned for a no-arms tackle on Halfpenny and the tourists made the man advantage tell, drawing repeated penalties which forced the referee to award a penalty try following the set-piece dominance. Maro Itoje burrowed over shortly afterwards to put the Lions in full control.

Here, Sportsmail's SAM PETERS runs the rule over the players on display.

Maro Itoje goes over for the Lions to score their second try of the match with Maori All Blacks

Itoje has risen to the occasion on this tour with a succession of world-class displays

BRITISH AND IRISH LIONS

15 Leigh Halfpenny — Overcame sloppy early error which led to Maori try to produce an assured display at back for Lions. 7

14 Anthony Watson — Struggled to find ball in space as quick all alluded the Lions. Still a likely Test starter after some excellent contributions. 6

13 Jonathan Davies — Looked most likely to make a line break for the tourists although final pass sometimes missing. Strong defensively. 7

12 Ben Te'o — Carried superbly to the line to play his way into pole position for Tests. Defensively assured and strong in contact. 8

Leigh Halfpenny showed his kicking ability in much-needed victory for Warren Gatland's men

11 George North (Elliot Daly 63) — Early error led to All Black try and struggled to exert himself on game. Does not go looking for the ball off his wing. 6